White House Holds Moment of Silence as COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 500,000

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden participate in a moment of silence at sundown in the South Portico of the White House in Washington, D,C., on Feb. 22, 2021. Alex Wong/Getty Images

President Joe Biden on Monday evening participated in a moment of silence at the White House to honor the 500,000 American lives lost to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.

The United States surpassed half a million CCP virus-related deaths on Monday, according to government data collated by Johns Hopkins University—in a grim milestone that marks almost a year since the outbreak first reached the United States.